barnstormed

past tense of barnstorm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormed
Verb
  • Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • Torres, who roamed into the box unmarked, received a headed pass from Nico Williams and rocketed the ball with his left foot past Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in the 106th minute.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After running away from home, Fig wandered nearly 30 miles before someone spotted her and the sheriff's department picked her up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • So would pianist Jake Shapiro, tickling the ivories as one wandered, to the limited extent one was allowed to wander.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • Sensing that her slowly closing window was about to slam all the way shut, our entrepreneurial acquaintance flashed her best smile and hopped out to complete whatever errand had brought her there in the first place.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During that time, board members toured multiple potential locations before ultimately deciding not to include one in the final plan.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Small groups of people are toured around by cast members, loaded with marsupial information.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Michael Carrick played alongside Rashford and coached him under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so the landscape is different than when Ruben Amorim was in charge.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • It should also be noted that Hong previously coached the national team for the 2014 World Cup, which also resulted in South Korea’s elimination in the group stage and his subsequent resignation.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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“Barnstormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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